Matthew L. Skinner
Associate Professor of New Testament

2481 Como Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
mskinner@luthersem.edu
(651) 641-3349                                Office: BH120
Fax:   641-3354                                    
Office Hours: by appointment

You can find more about me and my teaching and writing at www.matthewskinner.org

Courses

NT1211	Synoptic Gospels—Mark	Fall 2011
NT1212	Synoptic Gospels—Luke
NT2217	Pauline Tradition—Galatians
NT2218	Pauline Tradition—1 Thessalonians & Galatians
NT4260	How the Bible Came to Be
NT4282	Interpreting the Passion Narratives	Fall 2011
NT6250	The Acts of the Apostles
NT6255	Issues in New Testament Theology
IC3610	Exercises in Biblical Theology	June 2011, Fall 2011
LG1200	Greek
LG6225	Advanced New Testament Greek Reading
BP7569	Interpreting and Preaching New Testament Narrative	June 2011

Recommended Resources         

Perseus Project
   Materials from Antiquity

New Testament Gateway
   Excellent Collection of Links to Online Resources for Studying the New Testament

Tyndale House (Cambridge, UK)
    Links to Online Resources for Biblical Study

Review of Biblical Literature
   Reviews of Recently Published Books in Biblical Studies

ON Scripture
   Weekly Online Reflections on Biblical Passages and Current Events

The Huffington Post Religion Page
   See Where I Blog about the Bible

EnterTheBible.org
    Become a Better Bible Reader

WorkingPreacher.org
    Homiletical and Exegetical Resources and Insights

Luther Seminary Bible Division Website
    Includes Links to Other Online Resources for Biblical Studies

Society of Biblical Literature
    Academic Guild Committed to Fostering Biblical Scholarship

Speaking & Travel

Matt Skinner is available to speak at your congregation's event or adult forum on these and other topics:

• The Acts of the Apostles
• The Gospel according to Luke
• The Gospel according to Mark
• Understanding the Parables of Jesus
• The Apostle Paul: His Letters, His Life, and His Theology
• Paul's Epistle to the Romans
• Paul's Epistle to the Galatians
• Overview of the New Testament
• Where Did Our Bible Come From?
• The New Testament's Outlooks on the Roman Empire
• The Trial of Jesus in the Gospels and the Trials of His Followers in Acts
• The Crucifixion of Jesus: What Happened, and What Does It Mean?
• How to Read and Interpret the Bible

 

Selected Publications

	The Trial Narratives: Conflict, Power, and Identity in the New Testament (Westminster John Knox Press, 2010)
	Coeditor, Shaping the Scriptural Imagination: Truth, Meaning, and the Theological Interpretation of the Bible, by Donald H. Juel (Baylor University Press, 2011)
	Coauthor, New Proclamation, Year B, 2006: Easter through Pentecost (Fortress Press, 2005)
	Locating Paul: Places of Custody as Narrative Settings in Acts 21–28 (Society of Biblical Literature and Brill Academic Publishers, 2003)

Education/Curriculum Vitae:

Ph.D.	Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ	2002		Biographical Notes     Photo      (suitable for publication)     Profile
M.Div.	Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton, NJ	1997
A.B.	Brown University Providence, RI	1990

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Last updated: August 15, 2011.